Telegram-herald., 1887-10-28
GRAND RIVER WATER.
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nDt 84ssgm present. The zossntses @s.s
Aldesmea Aekss. slssaEl. Mars, essn-
nAhzn. Bssnnsr. paafsiaA. Davidson a4a
80 Tbs Asfshal l=is tas feoaa al
s0on returned siLh A.ierman i'asia-a1
whose presence eoapletsa tns qsofG1a-
Alderman BrsHner snssFed snof.lJ a'tsf-
saz3s aa1 tie MAJOR e4Lsd hsfl - tIe
caaig. which comp imeAL tns Aist@f's-4A
gracefully scka0sisissd. Al Of ths neai-
ber= oi lne o1ssa % Raole N0f2s Se1e
preseat. Pres.Asnt Ge0. ". TAzysf ARISE
snd EeaI tas reFort Il Hydraulic Engineer
j. ID. Cook he report wss Yolamlnc1s
ons aad ia many petitions sseuied - 70
sriffea for the eeas1s % hydrsalic sllki-
neers Is c0ntalnsd many good Suggestions
tor HNs Ozs of the wafer dliflcalty anu
wound a. siih ths estimate Of tso plans
Tor gsls inerezse II the supply IN this city.
both plaas recon ale al the river as . source
Of supply. Tie nEst estimate provides Tor
ths locali0n O. = reservoir tosstDer SItn
pampins m@chinery pipes. tae extension o.
malus tAr0agh h04t tbs cay. the rep scins "a
ths wooden mains with iron pipes The
cost OF the w0sks oonplste according %
this estimate woald be f7os. 500. TAis plaa
49, pxovilcs for about A. antlea or addltl0nax
water mains IL provides for taxing The satey
Out OF tne river usg above the Soldiers
Home. II also gives nigh and low pres
sure service 0R the hill. The estimates are
modified 50 .s 70 reduce the Cost u ABOUT
400 90. The second plan provides Tor
taxing the water from the river Al the pres
ent pumping works, the erection Of q stand
plue. ghs incr12Sc Of the pumping facilities
so as 70 furnsh 1000 o0o gallons daily. %
replace the wooden pi0es now Ia use with
iron pipes aad t~enty three miles Of al
citionaa pipe. THIS plan will cost So. .VUu.
President Thayer suggested that the
Council adopt the report snd submit both
plans 10 the vote OF the people.
Aid. Hayward moved that committe of
three Aldermen and three citizens be sp-
pointed % consider these plans After
some discussion this motion WAS with
drawa. Considerable talk pertaining 10 the
report was INDUCED IN by all OF the Alder
men present. Aid. Davidson said that he
thought the plans did not paoyide for the
best supply o; water obtainable IN this
vicinity and believed that they
would be voted down by the people.
This called out President Taayer
again. who stated that no plans but those
offered In the report were now under dis
euesion, and that il was out or order TO
consider any other until these were passed
upon. Tue Board had recommended other
plans heretofore which had been disap-
proved by the public. They had labored
| honestly and intelligently 10 give the city a
good system of water works, and they hsd
| been denounced and attacked from all
| quarters. They had not been stubborn, but
| had always been willing to cooperate with
| the citizens in considering a water supply
and had not stood in the way as oostruc-
tionisIs es some supposed. Mr.. Thayer
earnestly urged the Council to adopt the
report and submit the same TO the people
/ lie did not proposs 70 discuss any new
plan until the one in the report mad been
| disposed Of After an hours further talk
among the Aldermen all Of which was out OF
order. Alderman Hayward finally moved
| that the Committee of the Whole report
to the Council in favor of the $3.50. 600 plan
and then the meeting adjourned.